Skynet 10-25-25 "Anyone Seen Comet Lemmon?" & Constellation "Cepheus" 9PM CT

SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Has Anyone Seen Comet Lemmon Yet?” & Constellation “Cepheus the King”
*Summary – DARC SkyNet Highlights (October 25, 2025)*

The SkyNet broadcast covered several astronomical and space exploration topics, beginning with **Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)**, now visible in the northwestern evening sky and bright enough for binocular viewing.

Multiple images taken from Texas were shared, showing its progress across the sky. *Comet Swan* was also discussed, observed near the Eagle Nebula (M16). Updates included the delayed *nova prediction for T Coronae Borealis**, visible solar activity approaching **solar maximum**, and a **lunar phase calendar* from Oct. 21 (new moon) through Nov. 20 (next new moon). Upcoming *planetary conjunctions* were noted: Moon with Saturn (Nov. 1), Venus with Spica (Nov. 2), Moon with Pleiades (Nov. 6), and Mars with Mercury (Nov. 11).

In the *space and science* segment, *interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS* was reported ejecting a jet of material toward the Sun, and new *neutrino research* from the NOvA and T2K experiments was highlighted for its implications in understanding the matter-antimatter imbalance.

*Space history and birthdays* recognized astronauts like Mike Massimino and Tamara Jernigan, and anniversaries of missions such as **Mariner 5’s Venus flyby (1967)**, **Apollo 12’s return (1969)**, and **NASA’s DART asteroid mission (2021)**.

*Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week* focused on *Cepheus the King**, its mythological background, key stars like **Delta Cephei* (prototype of Cepheid variables), *Mu Cephei (Herschel’s Garnet Star)**, and deep-sky objects like **IC 1396* and **NGC 40**.

The *space launch schedule* listed upcoming *SpaceX Starlink missions**, **ULA’s Atlas V with ViaSat-3 F2**, **Ariane 6’s Sentinel-1D**, and **Blue Origin’s New Glenn EscaPADE* Mars mission. Visible *ISS and Tiangong passes* were shared for Oct. 31–Nov. 2, concluding the 90-minute SkyNet session.